SDSU football to play Missouri in 2010

San Diego State and Nevada have officially postponed their nonconference football game, which was scheduled for Sept. 18 of next season. An announcement is expected later today or Friday.

Rather than a trip to Nevada, San Diego State will travel to the University of Missouri to face the Tigers of the Big 12 North Division.

A source within the San Diego State athletic department familiar with the negotiations said SDSU is expected to receive a “considerable” payday for making the trip to Missouri, which reached as high as No. 18 this season in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the Associated Press Poll.

The deal with Missouri is for one away game, not a home-and-home series.

The source said the Nevada game has been rescheduled for Sept. 10, 2016. Nevada will likely fill the open date in 2010 with a team from the Pac-10.

The contract between San Diego State and Nevada was signed in August 2004 as part of a home-and-home agreement. Nevada played at Qualcomm Stadium on Sept. 25, 2004, a game San Diego State won 27-10. The Aztecs originally were scheduled to play at Nevada Sept. 11, 2010, but the game was moved to Sept. 18. SDSU was scheduled to receive $100,000 for the trip — mostly to cover expenses.

Because the game has been rescheduled, neither program will incur the $50,000 failure-to-appear penalty written into the contract.

“It was mutually agreed upon,” the source said. “Both teams wanted out so they agreed to waive the penalty.”